Everything We Know About One Direction's Next Album

Short answer: Not enough. But it's something!

Everyone's favorite British boy band is back in the studio! One Direction will be releasing their fourth album this year, and while they've remained pretty tightlipped about what we can expect, we've used our totally official, super impressive detective skills (i.e. A+ social media stalking) to string together some clues about what to expect. Here's what we learned...

Last week, Louis and Liam hit the studio with Joel and Benji Madden, and while everyone knows the musically-inclined brothers from their pop-punk band Good Charlotte, not everyone knows the dudes are pretty accomplished songwriters and producers. In fact, Joel helped 5 Seconds of Summer with their first album. (5SOS, as you know, are BFFLs with 1D and will be opening for the guys on their worldwide tour for the second time this year.)

Louis tweeted, "Great working with the Good Charlotte boys today!" The feeling was mutual. "Good day today with Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne," Benji tweeted. "Directioners, their new album is crazy, homies!"

But there's more! Last week, Harry teamed up with Irish indie rockers Kodaline to work on a track ("In the studio with Harry Styles in LA writing a tune, sounds massive," they tweeted, John Henry, and Jamie Scott.

Hey Louis, if it makes you feel any better, we're literally thinking about the new album every day, too. So hit the studio, dudes, and get back to us when you have some music to show for it. Until then, we'll be be [ahem, not-so] patiently waiting/practicing our Liam dance.